...is being delivered and planted tomorrow....but they said it's not a "true" Blue Sprcue, not a "blue shiner". What other kinds of Blue Spruce are there? A White Spruce would be cool 'cause they grow faster.
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formattc
2112
posted: Mar. 15, 2012 @ 5:15p
I guess this is just a standard Colorado Spruce, not the true greyish-blue kind. I looked back at the brochure The City gave me and it says "Picea Pungens". I don't really care either way, they both have the same growth rate, pretty slow, but still my favorite tree.
Kandykornhead
Works for The Man
posted: Mar. 15, 2012 @ 5:17p
♪ Little Blue Spruce, you don't know what you got Little Blue Spruce, you don't know what you got
scrouds
Luddite
posted: Mar. 15, 2012 @ 5:34p
Free?
My city will plant a live oak in front of your house free if you agree to take care of it for a year and they can find a good spot.
The Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
Kandykornhead
Works for The Man
posted: Mar. 15, 2012 @ 5:41p
scrouds said: Free?
My city will plant a live oak in front of your house free if you agree to take care of it for a year and they can find a good spot.That's cool. Wish mine did that. "We" lost a couple right before I moved in.
formattc
2112
posted: Mar. 15, 2012 @ 5:41p
scrouds said: Free?
My city will plant a live oak in front of your house free if you agree to take care of it for a year and they can find a good spot.
Yeah, "tree replacement program". Their contractor came through in the fall and cut trees back from the power lines and if they had to remove a whole tree the customer got to select a new one from a brochure. Pretty sweet deal, actually, they removed an Arborvitae (plain evergreen) and I get a Blue Spruce to replace it. I'm actually having this one planted in my front yard, though, they didn't say it had to go back into the same area.
webferret
In the wrong thread.
posted: Mar. 15, 2012 @ 5:52p
formattc said: I'm actually having this one planted in my front yard, though, they didn't say it had to go back into the same area.
Good idea.
myboys
Happy Member
posted: Mar. 15, 2012 @ 8:31p
Picea pungens is grown from seed. It can be blue, green, or any shade of blue and green. The blue colorado spruce is often considered a shiner because when you look at the field were they are grown they stand out.
The bluest Picea pungens are grafted forms, which can include backerri, hoopsii, and fat albert to name a few. They are more expensive because of the grafting process and the slow growth rate.
I hope they gave it the necessary room. They get big.
formattc
2112
posted: Mar. 15, 2012 @ 8:35p
myboys said: Picea pungens is grown from seed. It can be blue, green, or any shade of blue and green. The blue colorado spruce is often considered a shiner because when you look at the field were they are grown they stand out.
The bluest Picea pungens are grafted forms, which can include backerri, hoopsii, and fat albert to name a few. They are more expensive because of the grafting process and the slow growth rate.
I hope they gave it the necessary room. They get big. Thanks, yeah, it has about eight feet on two sides and 25 feet on the other two sides. It will probably eventually grow up to kill my neighbor's tree, which is basically a hideous giant shrub after taking severe damage in an ice storm. Pine trees take out any nearby competition.
#1. Be careful of the stake. They prevent the natural swaying caused by the wind and generally not necessary, especially for spruce.
#2. The mulch is mounded up to the trunk. It should more like a saucer, higher on the edges and just covering the ground at the truck. This helps pool the water and prevents rodents from building homes and chewing on the tree.
#3. Don't forget to water, water, water. The number 1 reason a home owner is unsuccessful with a landscape plant is lack of water. For the first growing year the only water the plant gets is from the root ball that was planted.
Enjoy
ZenNUTS
Deez
posted: May. 5, 2012 @ 1:53p
Does it require inflating? Will it keep you warm at night?
formattc
2112
posted: May. 8, 2012 @ 6:36p
Holy crap, it's already growing! Blue Spruces are slow growers and I read that it takes up to two years for them to root and start growing again. This one's easily put on three inches since planting, gotten bushier, too.
mom2jel
Wife of the Century
posted: May. 8, 2012 @ 7:07p
To "speed up" the growth, I pounded in evergreen fertilizer stakes in the very late fall so that the spring rains would loosen the fertilizer for the tree to absorb when it entered it's growing season.
To "slow down" the growth, annually trim off the top 1/3 of the leader (the tallest branch at the top of the tree).
The Colorado "blue" spruce can vary in color - even amongst the same batches from the nursery. We planted 10 spruce tree's in our backyard, only two have the bluish tinge while the others are definately green.
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